Meaning of Churchill | Babel Free
ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪlDefinitions
- Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.
- A suburb of the city of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
- A town in the City of Latrobe, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
- A place in Canada:
- A town in Manitoba, on the coast of Hudson Bay.
- A community in the township of Lot 65, Prince Edward Island.
- A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario.
- A community in the town of Erin, Wellington County, Ontario.
- A place in England:
- A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2901).
- A hamlet in East Down parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5940).
- A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2824).
- A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4459).
- A village in Churchill and Blakedown parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8879).
- A village and civil parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Wychavon district, Worcestershire; in full, Churchill-in-Oswaldslow (OS grid ref SO9253).
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
- A neighborhood in the city of Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Renville County, Minnesota.
- A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.
- A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- A village in County Donegal, Ireland, also known as Church Hill or Churchhill.
- A habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.
- Winston Churchill (English statesman, soldier and author, who served as the British prime minister during World War II; particularly as a proponent of the British Empire, powerful orator, or symbol of dogged and successful perseverance).
- Ellipsis of Churchill College, Cambridge.
- A cocktail made with Scotch, vermouth, a citrus liqueur, and lime juice.
Examples
“The British ruling class are fighting against Hitler, whom they have⟳ always regarded and whom some of them still regard as their protector against Bolshevism. That does not mean⟳ that they will deliberately sell⟳ out; but it does mean⟳ that at every decisive moment they are likely to falter, pull⟳ their punches, do the wrong thing. Until the Churchill Government called some sort⟳ of halt to the process⟳, they have⟳ done the wrong thing with an unerring instinct ever since 1931.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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